The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1974. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • Newsday, Garden City, New York, for its definitive report on the illicit narcotic traffic in the United States and abroad, entitled, The Heroin Trail.
• Local General or Spot News Reporting:
  • Arthur M. Petacque and Hugh F. Hough of the Chicago Sun-Times, for uncovering new evidence that led to the reopening of efforts to solve the 1966 murder of Valerie Percy.

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• • William Sherman of the New York Daily News, for his resourceful investigative reporting in the exposure of extreme abuse of the New York Medicaid program.
• National Reporting:
  • Jack White of The Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin, for his initiative in exclusively disclosing President Nixon's Federal income tax payments in 1970 and 1971.
• National Reporting:
  • James R. Polk of the Washington Star-News, for his disclosure of alleged irregularities in the financing of the campaign to re-elect President Nixon in 1972.
• International Reporting:
  • Hedrick Smith of The New York Times, for his coverage of the Soviet Union and its allies in Eastern Europe in 1973.
• Commentary:
  • Edwin A. Roberts Jr. of the National Observer, for his commentary on public affairs during 1973.
• Criticism:
  • Emily Genauer of Newsday Syndicate, for her critical writing about art and artists.
• Editorial Writing:
  • F. Gilman Spencer, editor of the Trentonian of Trenton, New Jersey, for his courageous campaign to focus public attention on scandals in New Jersey's state government.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Paul Szep of The Boston Globe, for his editorial cartooning during 1973.
• Spot News Photography:
  • Anthony K. Roberts, a free-lance photographer of Beverly Hills, California For his picture series, Fatal Hollywood Drama, in which an alleged kidnapper was killed.
• Feature Photography:
  • Slava Veder of Associated Press, for his picture of the return of an American prisoner of war from captivity in North Vietnam.

Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... Daily News Building, Raymond Hood, architect, rendering by Hugh Ferriss. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... Jack White (1942–2005) was a veteran Rhode Island journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of President Richard Nixons underpayment of income taxes. ... The Providence Journal is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, Rhode Island and is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... Hedrick Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy Award-winning producer/correspondent. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. ... The National Observer was a weekly national newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company from 1962 until 1977. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since 1970 to a newspaper writer who has demonstrated distinguished criticism. Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered by Columbia University. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. ... The Trentonian is a daily newspaper serving Trenton, New Jersey and the surrounding Mercer County, New Jersey community. ... Flag Seal Location Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates , Government Country State County United States New Jersey Mercer County Founded circa 1719 Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Geographical characteristics Area     City 21. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. ... Paul Szep (born in 1941) is a cartoonist who produced editorial cartoons for the Boston Globe. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography was awarded from 1968 – 1999, thereafter being renamed and split into the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography and the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded since 1968 for a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album. ... Associated Press logo Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the...

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • No award given.
• Drama:
  • No award given.
• History:
  • The Americans: The Democratic Experience by Daniel J. Boorstin.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • O'Neill, Son and Artist by Louis Sheaffer.
• Poetry:
  • The Dolphin by Robert Lowell.
• general Non-Fiction:
  • The Denial of Death by the late Ernest Becker.
• Music:
  • Notturno by Donald Martino, a chamber music piece commissioned by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation and first performed May 15, 1973 at Alice Tully Hall, New York City, by Speculum Musicae.

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... Daniel J. Boorstin. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Robert Lowell (March 1, 1917–September 12, 1977), born Robert Traill Spence Lowell, Jr. ... The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. ... The Denial of Death (ISBN 0684832402) written by Ernest Becker and published in 1973, was awarded the Pulitzer prize in 1974, two months after the authors death. ... Dr. Ernest Becker (1925-March 6, 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia), a cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary scientific thinker and writer, came to the recognition that psychological inquiry inevitably comes to a dead end beyond which belief systems must be invoked to satisfy the human psyche. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Donald Martino (May 16, 1931–December 8, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer. ... The Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall that is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. ...

Special Citations and Awards

• Music:
  • Roger Sessions, a special citation to Roger Sessions for his life's work as a distinguished American composer.

The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary. ... Roger Sessions (28 December 1896 – 16 March 1985) was an American composer, critic and teacher of music. ...

External links

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